#2HitTuesdays Yep, Strawberry Alarm Clock had a 2nd US #Top40 hit… their follow-up “Tomorrow.” The single was rushed out in 1967 to capitalize on momentum. Later singles “Sit With the Guru” & “Barefoot in Baltimore” reached only #65 and #67. So: two US Top 40 hits, not one #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays The ‘blaster bringin’ today’s edition of 2HitTuesday! "Incense and Peppermints" was a massive #1 hit for the Southern California psychedelic/sunshine pop group… but it wasnt’t their only single to reach the US #Billboard #Top40! #StrawberryAlarmClock #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Gordon MacRae is a perfect example of why US #OneHitWonder honors sometimes need an asterisk... Yeah, he was a star before #Billboard created the #Hot100… but, technically, still a one-hit wonder during the #Hot100 era. #GordonMacRae #OneHitWondered

In 1958, Gordon MacRae had his very own teenage record with “The Secret.” Well, that’s how Capitol Records was pushing it… and the single actually connected with the younger pop audience. A bit of a late-career crossover for a singer closely associated with standards/Broadway music. #OneHitWondered

Gordon MacRae’s big voice was perfect for Hollywood musicals... He teamed with Doris Day in On Moonlight Bay and also By the Light of the Silvery Moon, then landed the roles he’s probably best remembered for: Curly in Oklahoma! and Billy Bigelow in Carousel. #GordonMacRae #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Gordon MacRae got his start singing with big bands in the early 1940s, including the Harry James & Horace Heidt orchestras. His big band apprenticeship was the bridge between the young swing-era vocalist and the singer audiences later knew from Capitol, radio and Hollywood. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

After WWII, Gordon MacRae had a bunch of hits on Billboard’s pre-Hot 100 chart, including “"It's Magic",” “Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue,” “So in Love,” “Mule Train.” He also had a hugely successful run of duets with Jo Stafford. #GordonMacRae #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

A one-hit wonder? Well, sort of… Gordon MacRae was already a major entertainment figure long before the #Billboard #Hot100 era. The dude worked in radio, records, Broadway/film, and was one of the most recognizable traditional-pop singers of the late 1940s & ’50s. #GordonMacRae #OneHitWondered

The week of October 6, 1958, American singer/actor & radio/TV host Gordon MacRae earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his traditional pop vocal ballad “The Secret” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent six weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. #GordonMacRae #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

In 1961, Mike Douglas made his television show debut with The Mike Douglas Show… and in 1966, the Emmy-winning TV talk show host earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “The Men In My Little Girl's Life” spent 7 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #6. #MikeDouglas #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

“Washington Square” by The Village Stompers climbed to #2 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 for the week ending November 23, 1963… kept from #1 by Dale & Grace’s “I’m Leaving It Up to You.” #TheVillageStompers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

By 1967, as musical tastes shifted, The Village Stompers disbanded… leaving "Washington Square" as an enduring ‘60s instrumental classic of the pre-Beatles era. #TheVillageStompers #MikeDouglas #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The Village Stompers continued recording their mixture of Dixieland, folk & pop material. Follow-up singles such as “From Russia with Love” (#81) & “Fiddler on the Roof” (#97) charted the #Hot100 but completely missed the US #Billboard #Top40 chart. #TheVillageStompers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The Village Stompers’ banjo-heavy mixture of folk melody and Dixieland brass helped create the unique Folk-Dixie sound, perfectly matching that early-’60s fascination with Greenwich Village. #TheVillageStompers #GreenwichVillage #OneHitWondered

The 7-piece instrumental group called The Village Stompers came out of NYC at the right moment in 1963, when the Greenwich Village folk boom was spilling over onto the pop chart. Despite their name and image, they weren’t a folk group… they were a full-blown traditional jazz outfit. #OneHitWondered

The week ending October 5, 1963, NYC Dixieland jazz group The Village Stompers earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their hybrid Folk-Dixie instrumental “Washington Square” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2! #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

James Blunt has a sense of humor...! In 2005, English singer/songwriter James Blunt earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-described creepy, miserable song, “You’re Beautiful,” spent 29 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #1. #JamesBlunt #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Birthday remembrances for Texas progressive country singer/songwriter B.W. Stevenson, #BOTD in 1949... B.W. earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1973 when his #1 Easy Listening/Country Pop crossover “My Maria” spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #9. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Legendary singer/songwriter, concert pianist & activist Nina Simone’s first (and only) US #Billboard #Top40 hit, her version of the George & Ira Gershwin pop/jazz standard “I Loves You, Porgy,” peaked at #18 on the #Hot100 chart the week ending October 5, 1959. #NinaSimone #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Everyone knows that Quentin Tarantino has good taste in music… He dropped Smith’s “Baby It’s You” into the 2007 film, Death Proof… introducing a whole new generation to that slow-burn punch. #QuentinTarantino #DeathProof #Smith #OneHitWondered #MusicSky